John wallace jones and daniel joseph noonan



(No Model.)

J. W. JONES &- D. J. NOONAN. SHINGLE TYING MACHINE.

No. 443,255. Patented Dec. 28,1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

JOHN \VALLAOE JONES AND DANIEL JOSEPH NOONAN, OF ST. JOHN,

CANADA.

SHlNGLE-TYING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,255, dated December 23, 1890.

Application filed May 26, 1890- Serial No. 353,279- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN WALLACE J ONES and DANIEL J osnrn NOONAN, both British subjects, .residing in the city of St. John, in the county of St. John and Province of New Brunswick, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Machine for Tying Shingles, of which the following is a specification.

The first part of our invention relates to the compression of shingles in a bunch by means of a lever and link, as hereinafter described.

The second part of our invention relates to the combination,with the apparatus for compression of shingles, of a bit consisting of a bolt with a cranked handle at the upper end and having a slot or eye in the lower end (or having a hook at the lower end for use with a loop-tie, hereinafter described,) in whicha tie may be inserted, and by means of which the ends of the tie may be twisted together and the points sheared off.

The third part of our invention relates to the combination, with the foregoing, of a tie consisting of a piece of iron or steel wire ora link or loop of the same material.

The object of our invention is to provide a means for compressing shingles while they are being tied, and to fasten them in a bunch by means of pieces of wire passed round strips of wood laid on top of and under the shingles. \Ve attain these objects by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same. Fig. 3 represents the lever hereinafter described. Fig. 4: shows the lever-head. Fig. 5 shows the lever-clutch, front view. Fig. 6 shows the lever clutch, side view. Fig. 7 shows the bit hereinafter described. Fig. 8 shows another form of bit. Fig. 9 shows the link hereinafter described. Fig. 10 shows the tie hereinafter described. Fig. 11 shows a loop-tie.

In the drawings, A is the lever-handle,which is arched so that the crown of the arch is about four inches in height. B is the leverhead.

0 is a hole drilled through the head for the reception of a bolt, upon which the link R swings.

DD are projections, one on each side of the lever head, forming guides for the leverclutch. 5 5

E is a hole drilled through the lever-head from front to rear to admit a bolt which fastens the lever-clutch to the lever-head. The lever-clutch is a piece of metal constructed to fit against the front of the lever-head, and is provided with jaws to fit on the binding-strip of wood, hereinafter described.

F F are the jaws of the lever-clutch, about one and a quarter inch apart.

G is a slot in the lever-clutch of sufficient length to allow the link to be adjusted to suit the unequal thickness of the bunches of shingles. A bolt passes through the slot to fasten the lever-clutch to the lever-head.

H is a shoulder projecting'behind the jaws of the clutch.

K is a projection from the top of the leverclutch, through which a hole L is bored vertically to receive the bit.

M M are the handles of the two patterns of 7 5 bits used with our machine.

N N are spiral springs to force the bits upward from the upper face of the projection K.

O is a hole drilledthrough, fromfrontto rear, the nib of the bit, which is used with the ordinary form of our tie.

P is a concave steel spring fastened at its upper end to the back of the nib, about an inch from its end, to thrust downward anything inserted through the hole 0.

Q is the termination of the nib of the bit in the form of a hook having no hole nor spring. This form of bit is used when a loop-tie,,iustead of our ordinary form of tie is used.

R is the link, composed of about fiveeighths-inch steel. A bolt passes through the eyes S S and through the hole 0 in the leverhead 13.

T is the ordinary form of tie, consisting of a piece of wire of any material. Iron or steel is, however, preferable. It may be plain, galvanized, coppered, or annealed, and may be any gage; but 16, 17, and 18 gages are best suited to the work. The wire is cut into ice lengths of about twenty-two inches, accord ing to the thickness of the bunch of shingles to be tied.

U is a loop-tie, consisting of a link or loop of wire, which may be of any length required. \Vhen the machine is to be used, it is placed on the bunch of shingles to be tied in such a manner that one of the jaws F F of the leverclutch will be on each side of the wooden binding-strip, which is placed on top of the bunch of shingles, as is at present done in the ordinary way of tying. The shoulder H then rests upon the binding-strip, about two inches from the end of the strip. The lever-handle A should then be in a vertical position, which will cause the bottom part of the link R to drop under the lower binding-strip, which is placed under the bunch of shingles, as is at present done. The operator places his foot on top of the upper binding-strip, so that the leverhandle A will cover it when pressed down He then presses the lever-handle downward to the rear. This compresses the bunch of shingles by drawing up the link R. The lever-clutch may be adjusted to the size of the bunch of shingles by loosening the bolt which fits in the slot G and movingthe lever-clutch to the position required, where it can be clamped by tightening the bolt. A tie T is then taken by the operator and the ends brought together, forming a loop. The ends of the tie are then forced through the hole 0, and they come in contact with the concave steel spring 1" at the back of the nib, which bends them downward at about right angles. The operator then presses downward on the handle M of the bit. This compresses the spring N and allows the lower end of the loop which has been formed to go down until it can he slipped under the lower bil'iding-strip. He then turns the bit round rapidly by means of the handle M. This twists the ends of the tie together and shears off the ragged points. The operator then presses the twisted part of the tie down to lie flat on the wooden bindingstrip, throws up the handle A, takes oft the machine and places it on the other side of the bunch of shingles, repeats the operation on that side, and the bunch of shingles is tied. \Vl1enaloop-tie is used, the form of bit terminating in the hook Q is substituted for the bit with the hole 0 and spring 1. One end of the loop is slipped into the hook and the remainder of the operation is the same as with the other form.

\Ve make no claim to thebinding-strips of wood laid on the top and bottom of a bunch of shingles, for we are aware that these have always been used for that purpose, and we make no claim to the process of welding or constructing wire loops or links; but

\Vhat we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A machine for tying shingles in bunches or bundles, consisting of a lever and a link whereby the bunch or bundle of shingles may be compressed preparatory to tying them, a lever-clutch for the purpose of adjusting the machine to the bunch of shingles to be tied so as to allow of the degree of compression required and for keeping the machine so adjusted, and a bit whereby the ends of a wire tie may be twisted together in such a manner as to fasten the bunch or bundle of shingles in a compressed condition, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a machine for tying shingles in a compressed bunch or bundle, of a lever and a link for compressing such bunch or bundle of shingles preparatory to tying them, a lever-clutch for the purpose of adjusting the machine to the bunch or bundle of shingles to be tied so as to allow of the degree of compression required and for keeping the machine so adjusted, and a bit having a hole drilled through the nib and a steel spring fastened to the back of the nib, a spiral spring for the purpose of pressing the bit upward,and a cranked handle at the upper end by which the bit may be rotated, by means of which bit the ends of a wire tie may be twisted together in such a manner as to fasten the bunch or bundle of shingles in a compressed condition, substantially as described.

3. In a shingletying machine, abit having a hole drilled through the nib and having a concave steel spring fastened to the back of the nib, a spiral spring for the purpose of pressing the bit upward, and a cranked handle at the upper end by which the bit may be rotated, by means of which bit the ends of a wire tie'may be twisted together in such a manner as to fasten and tie a bunch or bundle of shingles, substantially as described.

4:. In a shingle-tying machine, the combination of a levcr-elutch constructed to fit upon the upper binding-strip of a bunch or bundle of shingles, a link constructed to fit underneath the lower binding-strip of a bunch or bundle of shingles, a lever handle by means of which the lever-clutch and the lower portion of the link maybe brought closer together and tightened upon the binding-strips, and a lever-head so constructed as to support a bit whereby the ends of a wire tie may be twisted together, the combination being such that by moving the lever-handle the bit will be brought into and held firmly at or nearly at right angles to the top surface of the upper bindingstrip during the operation of twisting the ends of such wire tie together, all. substantially as described.

JOHN \VALLACE J ONE DANIEL JOSEPH NOONAN. Witnesses:

JAMES E. OBRIEN, STEPHEN 1;. DUSTIN. 

